Shaving-brush



H. L. AUSTIN. SHAVING BRUSH. APPLICATION man APinao. 19.20.

1,355,026. Patented om. 5,1920.

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SHAVING BRUSH. APPLICATION FILED APII.30. 1920.

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SI-IAVING-BRUSH.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

Application led April 30, 1920. Serial No. 377,851.

To all whom t 'may concer/n Be it known that I, HAMILTON L. AUSTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shaving-Brushes, of which thel following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fountain brushes and especially to fountain shaving brushes.

An object of the invention is the provision of a device in which the liquid soap may be contained within a reservoir provided in the handle and fed to the bristles for use as de sired.

Another object of the invention is the pro- -vision of a novel form of valve for dispensing the contents of the reservoir and for eifectually cutting off the flow therefrom.

Another object is the provision of means for protecting the bristles when the brush is not in use, the dispensing valve acting as a stop to limit the position of the protector when the bristles are either covered or uncovered.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear as the following description is read in connection with the ac-4 companying drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of a shaving brush embodying the present invention and showing the protective sleeve in position for' protecting the bristles.

Fig. 2 is asimilar view with the sleeve in the position occupied when the brush is in use.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section with the valve closed.

Fig. 4 is a similar view with the valve opened.

Fig. 5Vis a section on'the line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the i valve.

. latter being open at one end and provided with a threaded cap 13 to provide for means for filling the reservoir with liquid soap.

The op osite end of the handle is provided wit a bore 14, in which is secured a tube or conduit 15 which communicates with the interior of the reservoir 12 and extends centrally within the bristles 11.

The handle 10 is further provided with a transverse bore 16, which intersects the bore 14 and operating in the transverse bore is a valve 17. Une end of the valve 17 is reduced as shown at 18 and this reduced end projects beyond the outer periphery of the handle 10 for an appreciable distance. Located within the bore 16 between the end of said bore and the adjacent end of the valve 17 is a coiled spring 19, which acts to force vthe reduced end 18 outward, this outward movement being limited by a shoulder 2O provided by the reduced end 18 which contacts with a sleeve 21, to be hereinafter described. The gasket 22 preferably surrounds the reduced end 18 and rests upon the shoulder to prevent leakage.

The valve 17 is provided with a transversely extending preferably circular bore 23, which, when the valve is moved inward so that the outer extremity -of' the reduced end 18 is flush with the outer periphery of the sleeve 21, will register with the bore 14 and permit of the passage of the contents of the reservoir 12 through the tube 15 to the bristles 11. When a suflicient quantity of the liquid has passed through the tube 15 the valve is permitted to closeunder the inuence of the spring 9 and in order to prevent the soap from collecting within the valve opening and drying so as to interfere with the proper operation of the valve, there is provided a drain slot 24.l This slot communicates with the opening 23 and is of triangular formation, its larger or flared portion being disposed toward the inner end of the tube 15, so that the residue within the opening 23 will drain into the tube to the slot 24.

The projecting sleeve hereinbefore mentioned is mounted upon the outside of the handle 10, being capable of sliding movement thereon, and is provided with a substantially Z-shaped slot 25, which receives the extended end of the reduced portion 18 of the valve 17. As shown in Fig. 1, when the protector sleeve over the bristles 11, the reduced-portion 18 of the valve occupies a position at one end of Z-shaped slot 25 and when the bristles are exposed, this reduced portion 18 occupies a position at the opposite end of the said slot, so that in addition to providing means for operating the valve 17, this reduced portion 18 revents the separation of the sleeve and rush and acts as a stop to limit the movement of the brush in either direction.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is claimed is 1. A fountain brush embodying a handle, a 'reservoir therein, bristles secured to said handle, a conduit communicating with said reservoir, whereby the contents of the latter may be fed to the bristles, a spring actuated valv'e for controlling the flow through the conduit, abristle protecting sleeve slidably mounted upon the handle and a stop formed by the stem of the valve for engagement with the sleeve for limiting its movement.

2. A fountain brush embodying a handle,

. a reservoir therein, bristles secured to said handle, a conduit communicating with said reservoir whereby the contents of the latter may be fed to the brlstles, a spring acing, for controlling the flow from the reservoir.

3. A fountain brush embodying a handle.l a reservoir therein, bristles secured to said handle, a conduit communicating with said reservoir whereby the contents of the latter may be fed to the bristles, a spring actuated cylindrical valve having a transversely disposed opening therethrough adapted to re 'ster with the conduit for controlling the dw from the reservoir and having a longitudinally and transversely extending tapered drain slot communicating with said openmgf Y 4. A fountain brush embodying a handle, a reservoir therein, bristles secured to said handle, a conduit communicating with said reservoir whereby the contents of the latter may be fed to the bristles, a spring actuated transversely movable valve for controlling. the flow through the conduit, a bristle protecting sleeve slidably mounted on the handle and a valve operating extension projecting through the handle and engageable with the slot in the protecting sleeve fox limiting its movement.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

HAMILTON L. AUSTIN. 

